sailingfool, you are the man. you have turned my head in a new direction, there's one in my home port (Van, BC) that i am going to go see tomorrow. The 5 or 6 on YW seem to be very well equiped, providing a pretty good clue about how their use as an extended cruiser. beutiful boat, can't wait to get aboard. will keep you posted, thanks for the tip!

sailingfool, you are the man. you have turned my head in a new direction, there's one in my home port (Van, BC) that i am going to go see tomorrow. The 5 or 6 on YW seem to be very well equiped, providing a pretty good clue about how their use as an extended cruiser. beutiful boat, can't wait to get aboard. will keep you posted, thanks for the tip!

To simplify the question...
Do you think a Beneteau First 44.7 would go round the world on the 'traditional route' (Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope...). Not thinking about the water/fuel tanks but of the structure of the boat, sails, rig etc...

If not, what would you choose for circumnavigation (traditional route) when you'd like it fast (and you'd also want to survive it...)? Well yes, you could build a Volvo 70 and it would be bloody fast, but you also know that isn't what I'm thinkig of...

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